What Straw (the movie) Made Me Feel

I just finished watching the movie Straw, released on Netflix this June 6, 2025 — and it left something heavy on my heart.

It’s an emotional story, but more than that, it’s a raw reflection of desperation, hardship, and the feeling of being completely unseen. It’s about a single mom raising a sick daughter, barely surviving paycheck to paycheck. And when life starts throwing punches — one after another — she breaks, little by little. Not out of weakness, but out of exhaustion.

She begins to spiral, doing things she never intended, misunderstood by everyone around her. And while watching her, I couldn’t help but feel... her story mirrors a part of me. Maybe not the exact situation — I know her pain was much heavier — but I’ve had moments where I felt like nothing was going my way, where I questioned everything and felt utterly alone.

Straw

A single mother navigates a series of unfortunate events, leading her down an unforeseen path where she becomes embroiled in a situation she never envisioned, finding herself at the centre of suspicion in an indifferent world.

Depression doesn’t knock on your door and announce itself.

You won’t always know how it started, when it crept in, or why you suddenly feel the weight of it. Often, it lives behind smiles. Behind the “I’m okay” and the advice we give to others. The ones who are always there for people? They’re often the ones forgetting to be there for themselves.

And something else hit me deeply:

Even if you have access to the best resources, the best coaches, therapists, even money to afford help, none of it will matter unless you’re ready. Unless you accept that you need healing.

Support is powerful, but healing? That’s internal. It’s a choice, and it starts the moment you're willing to face yourself.

I feel incredibly blessed. Because today, I have people who support me. But more importantly, I’ve reached a point where I know how to check in with myself. I’m learning to manage my emotions, my mindset, and my healing.

That doesn’t mean my life is perfect — far from it.

I’m still growing. I’m still figuring things out. But now, I have tools. I have awareness. I can breathe, pause, reflect, and begin again — and that’s more than enough.

So if you’re reading this and life feels too heavy right now, I just want to say:

You are not alone.

Your struggle is real — but so is your strength.

And when you’re ready, healing will meet you where you are.